robotmaker
i just got my omnibot 2000 from JOSH while back and got a chance to take him apart and start the modding 
first i am working on the base,i am adding tracks with floor inserts,so that he can move on tile floors and carpets.,these tracks are easy to use and add on and can move up to 60 lbs,will be posting photos ,parts lists in a few days
software using will be my AI SOFTWARE
i guess will tell you the tracks i am using its from VEX ROBOTICS
vex robotic tracks now if using a floor and carpet or rugs or both
for up to 60 lb load need 4 motors if 30 lb 2 motors
vex robotic high torque motors
plus frame kit and few parts whats great about this design if you dont want tracks add wheels very simple change so you are looking at a universal wheel design add-on latter are optical feedback this design fits perfect without many changes to omnibot body i have tried lynxmotion tracks,but lot of changes then need to make a track base not universal and not great on floors,i have both track designs
OK, Fred. That is nice. How much did that set you back and where can we buy one.
Thanks,
Mel
P.S. forgot, your girlfriend gave it to you. But, you probably know how much it is worth.
Hey, what about putting a Omni2000 on top of a Roomba and just hook up the motors on the bottom and directly control them. That would probably work, don't you think? You would only need a saber-tooth controller or H-bridge. Good Work!!
Mel
not really too much work ,wont look good my girlfriend did not give it too me,it was the BROOKSTONE ROVER robot i got from her
also how to hook up motors ,there are 2 ways for a 4 motor drive system ,one is hook up the left motors in parallel ,you need a 10 amp h-bridge
second is a lot harder and not needed indoors,but it takes 4 h-bridges 5 amps each and 4 optical feedback encoders,mostly to for driving the front wheels slower then the back wheels ,to pull the robot out of a ditch ,used outside working on this design for a much bigger robot design
latter on will add 2 encoders ,to tell distance traveled,speed ,if direction forward or backward and for navigation
that's right. My brain is a little goofy.
You tried the Omni-bot on it and it did not look good. Well, it was a thought, I guess.
Mel
also MEL you dont get much traction from a roomba,thats why tracks are used but i did buy another set of tracks for the roomba project to add to it
Thank You, Fred for the info.
Hey Fred! did you hear the news about QBO. They have come up with a Qbo Pro EVO now. The kit price is 799 Euros and the EVO models are much higher. They are sold out of the regular QBOs at this time. I still have my order in. But, get this. They found out that in the regular QBO with the Hi-Tech servos, the servos made noise. It was not able to be heard by human ears. But, it messed with the microphones for the navigation. So, they did what most people do these days, they went to the AX-12 servos. Well, that increased the price because they had to modify the chassis to accept AX-12 servos. They added a thousand Euros to the price and included a Kinect type device. This was bad news for me, because I will have another robot running into things. :-( The Qbo, however , will be much better. But, you can buy a NAO for the same price. Too late for me, I have already given them a $700 non-refundable deposit. I hope that they have options to add the AX-12 for a very reasonable price, else, I am sunk.
They will be shipping yours in a couple of months.
What do you think about that?
Freddy...
We need some more pics. Looking good. I love those tracks.
Samantha
sam pictures of what,more of tracks design my next step is drill a few holes,trim a little,file and sand
after that make a deck for my ITX board and leaf microcontrolller board
I'd actually like to see close up of the inside and what you are doing in there. Maybe that will come as the project progresses.